[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 125 (Friday, June 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35695-35696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12636]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[XRIN: 0648-XA99]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; 
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee; 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of the SEDAR Steering Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
assessment schedule, SEDAR process modifications, regional research and 
monitoring needs, and management evaluation activity scheduling.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 
26, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Thursday, September 27, 2007, from 
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS, South East Regional 
Office located at 263 13th Ave South, St Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Program 
Manager, SEDAR/SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 
29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; implemented the SEDAR process, 
a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks. The 
SEDAR Steering Committee meets twice annually to provide oversight of 
the SEDAR process, establish assessment priorities, and provide 
coordination between assessment efforts and management activities.
    During this meeting the Steering Committee will receive reports on 
recent SEDAR activities, consider benchmark and update assessment 
scheduling for 2009-12, receive reports from the Councils regarding 
research and monitoring priorities, and discuss procedural issues that 
have arisen since the previous meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 26, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-12636 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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